IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - As it happened...

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SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» ==================================================================================== POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ==================================================================================== Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 19.5 II Score: 186/5 Chris Morris is the new batsman. Watson to bowl the last over. Morris strikes the first one for a single to long on. Bravo hits a perfect yorker straight to Watson, no run taken. Bravo gets inside out and smashes this over extra cover for a six. Flicks this one to long on for two runs. FLicks this one to deep mid wicket for two runs. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 19 II Score: 175/5 Faulkner to bowl the 19th over. Starts off with a good yorker, no run taken. Dhoni gets two runs to long on. Another single taken off a good yorker. Bravo gets a leg bye off the next ball. Dhoni hits this one for two runs to long on. Dhoni is struggling with cramps. Dhoni hits this one to long off and Binny there takes a brilliant catch. CSK need 11 runs off the last over. Dhoni c Binny b Faulkner 21(16) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 18 II Score: 169/4 Cooper is into the attack and Bravo takes two runs off the first ball. Single off the next ball. Dhoni gets two off the next ball. Dhoni hits this for a boundary to long off. Full toss this time and he gets two overthrows. Dhoni gets an inside edge on this one and gets a single. CSK need 17 runs off 12 balls. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 17 II Score: 157/4 Faulkner is back into the attack, Dhoni hits it to point and takes off for a quick single and a direct hit finds Hussey is found short of the crease. Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman. Jadeja is bowled by Faulkner off a fantastic yorker. Dwayne Bravo is the new batsman and he drives the first ball to long on for a single. Dhoni gets another single to point. Bravo ends the over with a single.CSK need 29 runs off 18 balls. Jadeja b Faulkner 0(2) Michael Hussey run out (Dravid) 88(51) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 16 II Score: 154/2 Hussey gets a single off Cooper's first ball of the over. Dhoni gets another single off the next ball. Too much width this time and Hussey gets it past short third man for a four. Hussey hits this one to mid off, no run taken. Hussey cuts this one past short third man for a four. THis time he gets the outside edge and the ball runs away for four runs. CSK need 32 in 24 balls. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 15 II Score: 140/2 Trivedi starts with a short one outside off stump and Hussey slaps it to extra cover for a single. Dhoni flicks this one to the leg side for another single. Hussey smashes this one between long on and deep mid wicket for a four. This time he hits a similar shot but Cooper gets around and keeps them down to a single. This one is wide down the leg side and the batsmen take a single too. Another short one and Hussey pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single. Dhoni flicks this one and Dhoni runs two. CSK need 46 off 30 balls. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 14 II Score: 114/2 Binny continues as Hussey gets a single off the first ball. Dhoni plays this one to fine leg and takes a single. This one is wide outside off stump. Hussey sweeps this over the man at fine leg for a four. He sweeps the next one wide off the man at deep square leg for another four. He plays this one to long off for two runs. Single to end the over. CSK need 58 runs off 36 balls. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 13 II Score: 114/2 Faulkner comes back into the attack. Starts with a nice full ball which Hussey gets away for a single. This is a slower one and Raina hits it to long on for a single. Hussey hits another one to long on for a single. MS Dhoni comes into the middle now. Gets off the mark with a swivel to fine leg off a short one. Hussey hits this to long on for a single. CSK need 72 runs in 42 balls. Raina lbw b Faulkner 51(35) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 12 II Score: 109/1 Stuart Binny comes into the attack now. Raina gets a single off the first ball. Hussey flicks the next one in the air towards deep mid wicket and the batsmen take a single. Raina gets another single to long off. Hussey cuts and takes a quick single. Raina gets to his half century with a single. Another single to end the over. CSK need 77 runs in 48 balls. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 11 II Score: 103/1 Cooper comes into the attack and he starts with a full toss outside off stump and Raina smashes it to sweeper cover for a boundary. Gets a single to mid off for a single off the next ball. HUssey takes off after playing the ball straight back to Cooper and he pushes the ball with his feet and Hussey would have been short if the ball had hit the stumps. Another full toss and Hussey smashes it for a boundary. Hussey gets to his half century with a single to mid off. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 10 II Score: 92/1 Raina hits the first one of the over from Trivedi to point and takes off for a quick single. Hussey drags this one from outside off stump and takes two runs towards long on. He slashes this one outside off stump and the ball goes for a boundary towards sweeper cover. Single to end the over. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 9 II Score: 81/1 Shane Watson into the attack now and Raina welcomes him with a hit straight down the ground for a six. He tucks this one deep mid wicket for a single. Traps Hussey on the pads this time and the batsmen take another single. Raina gets another single to long on this time. Hussey gets another single to cover. Raina plays this to fine leg and takes a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 8 II Score: 70/1 Siddharth Trivedi comes into the attack. Raina gets a single to long on off the first ball. Hussey gets a single to mid off. Raina helps this one to third man for a single. Hussey hits this one to mid off and takes quick single, a direct hit there would have had him. Drifting onto the pads this time and Raina helps it to fine leg for a four. Raina gets another single towards the on side. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 7 II Score: 61/1 Chandila comes into the attack and Raina plays the first ball towards the leg side for a single. Hussey plays out two dot balls. Flicks this one to long on for a single. Gets a single this time to deep mid wicket. This time Raina cuts but can't get it past the fielder at point. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 6 II Score: 58/1 Kevon Cooper comes into the attack and Raina greets him with an inside out hit that goes to sweeper cover boundary. Quick single to point this time. Short and cut brilliantly by Hussey for a four. This one hits him on the pads and the batsmen take a quick single. Full toss and Raina hits it to cover, overthrow and the batsmen take a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 5 II Score: 45/1 James Faulkner into the attack now and Raina hits it towards long on for four runs. The next ball is stroked back to the bowler. Raina whips this one towards the leg side for a single. Beats Hussey outside off stump this time. This one is whipped to mid on and a quick single is taken. On the pads again and Raina whips it to deep mid wicket for a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 4 II Score: 38/1 Hussey flicks the first ball of this over from Shukla between mid on and cover for a four. Drives the next one through point for a single. This one is short and Raina tries to pull it but the ball gets the top edge and goes over the keeper for a four. Strokes this one to point, no run taken. Another quick single off the next ball, leg bye. Hussey steps out and smashes it past cover for a four. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 3 II Score: 24/1 Chandila continues and Hussey smashes the first one to deep mid wicket for a six. Single taken off the next ball. Vijay steps out and hits it straight to the bowler who takes a sharp catch. Suresh Raina is the new man in the middle. He strokes the first one to cover for a single. He gets this one to long off for a single. Hussey whips itt o long on for another single. Vijay c and b Chandila 3(5) ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 2 II Score: 15/0 Rahul Shukla to bowl the second over. Hussey gets a single off the first ball. Vijay strokes this one to point and takes a quick single. Hussey gets two consecutive boundaries. Pressure on young Shukla now. Good comeback, Hussey strokes this one to mid on for no run. This one is short and Hussey pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single. ==================================================================================== CSK Over: 1 II Score: 4/0 Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey are in the middle. Chandila starts proceedings for Rajasthan, Vijay gets a single off the first ball. Hussey drives the first one to long off for a single. This one goes back to Chandila on the bounce, no run taken. Vijay gets another single of the next ball. Hussey defends this one to the bowler. Works this one to square leg for a single. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 20 II Score: 185/4 Bravo to bowl the last over. Binny tries to guide the last ball over the wicketkeeper but fails to make contact. Single taken off the next ball. Hodge hits a full one to deep mid wicket for two runs. Hodge hits this one to deep mid wicket, and the ball goes for a four. LAst ball is a yorker and Hodge takes a single off it. Full toss is smashes straight down the ground for two runs. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 19 II Score: 175/4 Morris comes into the attack. Binny gets a single off the first ball. Hodge also gets a single off the next ball. Some room this time and Binny slashes at it and the ball goes towards third man for four runs. This one is hit straight down the ground for a single. Hodge tries to hit the last ball towards mid wicket but the ball hits his pads, no run taken. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 18 II Score: 168/4 Bravo starts this over with a slower ball and Binny hits it to cover for a single. Watson is on 99*. Watson gets to his century with two runs towards deep mid wicket. Watson hits the next ball straight to the man at extra cover. End of a brilliant innings from Watson. Brad Hodge is the new man in the middle. Slower one this time and Binny hits it over long on for a six. Shane Watson c Michael Hussey b Dwayne Bravo 101(61) ==================================================================================== RR Over: 17 II Score: 156/3 Jadeja starts this over with a full toss and Watson smashes it over long on boundary for a six. This one is wide outside off stump, umpire signals wide. This one is hit straight over the ground for a six. Another wide ball outside off stump. This one is better, Wtson gets the lower part of his bat, no run taken. He sweeps this one and the ball lands just short of deep mid wicket, single taken. This one is hit to long off for two runs. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 16 II Score: 138/3 Bravo continues as Binny cuts the first one to point, no run taken. He finds the fielder again at point but he manages to take a single. Watson gets another inside edge that runs away to fine leg for two runs. This one is full and Watson hits it to long on for a single. A single taken off the next ball. This one is wide and the umpire calls it a no ball for overstepping, free hit coming up. Fantastic yorker that Watson gets some pad on and takes a single. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 15 II Score: 131/3 Jadeja back into the attack and Binny gets a single off the first ball to long off. Short one this time and Watson hits it to sweeper for a single. Binny gets this to third man for three runs. Watson tried to cut this hard and got an inside edge that went very close to the stumps for a single. Binny makes room and hits it to sweeper cover and the fielder there drops it and the ball goes for four. Single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 14 II Score: 120/3 Dwayne Bravo into the attack now. Starts from round the wicket and Watson gets it away for a single to fine leg. This is a slower one and Dravid plays it in the air as Dhoni takes an easy catch. Stuart Binny comes to the middle now. Starts off with a short one and Binny ducks under it. Cut to third man for two runs. Slower one again and Binny picks it and hits it over the infield for a four. Single taken off the last ball. Dravid c Dhoni b Dwayne Bravo 6(9) ==================================================================================== RR Over: 13 II Score: 112/2 Morris comes into the attack and Watson smashes the first ball straight down the ground for a six. This one is full outside off stump and Watson cannot get any bat to it. Short this time and Watson pulls to mid wicket, no run taken. Watson pulls a slower one this time and Hussey puts in a good effort again to restrict them to two runs. Full toss this time and Watson hits it to mid off and takes a single. No run off the last ball. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 12 II Score: 103/2 Ashwin starts this over with one that turns away from the right hander and Watson hits it to cover for a single. Dravid drives the next one for a single. Watson gets another single. Dravid cuts a slightly short one for a single. Watson gets another single to deep square leg. Dravid defends the last ball. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 11 II Score: 98/2 Holder continues as Watson guides the first one to third man for a single. Short one and Dravid ducks under it, called wide by the umpire. Gets a single to point this time. Guided to third man by Watson, another single. This one hits Dravid on the pads and Dravid gets a leg byes. Watson pulled a short one this time and Bravo at backward square leg put in a dive but the ball went just past him for a four. This one is short again and Watson pulled it to Husey at deep mid wicket, single taken. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 10 II Score: 88/2 Ashwin continues as Yagnik gets a leg bye off the first one. Watson strokes this straight down the ground for a single. Yagnik tries to sweep this one out of the ground and the ball loops in the air and Ashwin takes a safe catch. Rahul Dravid comes to the middle now. Other one this time and Dravid cuts it to sweeper cover for two runs. Flicks this one to mid wicket for a single. Another single to end the over. Dishant Yagnik c and b Ashwin 7(8) ==================================================================================== RR Over: 9 II Score: 82/1 Jason Holder is back into the attack. Yagnik tries to flick the first ball on the leg side but the ball hits the pads and goes towards the off side, no run taken. This one is defended back to the bowler. This one is short outside off stump and Yagnik slashes hard at it and the ball goes goes wide off third man for a four. This time he gets a single. This one is wide on the leg side. Watson plays this one to point and thinks about a single but decide against it. Flicks this one to deep square leg for two runs. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 8 II Score: 74/1 Ashwin continues as Rahane defends the first one to cover, nor un taken. Rahane tries to cut the second ball and Rahane gets an inside edge and the ball goes on to hit the stumps. Dishant Yagnik has been sent in at number three. and he gets a single to long on for a single. Watson flicks this one to deep mid wicket for another single. Yagnik this time flicks this one to mid wicket for a single. Watson plays this one to mid off, no run taken. Rahane b Ashwin 16(15) ==================================================================================== RR Over: 7 II Score: 71/0 Ravindra Jadeja into the attack now. Starts off with one on the pads and Watson flicks it to fine leg for two runs. This time Watson paddle sweeps it very fine for a four. Plays this one to mid wicket for a single this time. Single to Rahane this time towards mid wicket. This one is short and Watson pulls it towards deep mid wicket where Hussey puts in a briliant effort to stop the ball from going to the boundary, batsmen take two runs. The last ball is even shorter and this time Watson smashes it over deep mid wicket for a six. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 6 II Score: 55/0 Ashwin comes into the attack now. Batsmen playing him very cautiously. Singles being taken but the batsmen are not looking to take any risks against the ace spinner. This time Watson hits it straight past Ashwin for a four. This one is hit straight in the air but the ball goes just past Ashwin, batsmen take a single. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 5 II Score: 48/0 Chris Morris is into the attack. The ball is drifting onto the pads and Watson places it to fine leg for a single. Watson strokes the next one to mid on. Watson hits this one in the air but the ball falls safely between long on and long off. Watson pulls the next one to deep square leg for a six. This one is driven to mid off and takes off for a single, the throw comes in and Watson would have been short had that been a direct hit. This one is wide down the leg side. Rahane hits this one wide off short fine leg for a couple of runs. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 4 II Score: 32/0 Holder continues as Rahane guide the first one to third man for a single. Another single to short fine leg for a single. Rahane flicks this one wide of mid off for a four. Flicks this one to short fine leg for a single. Watson pushes this one to cover, no run taken. Watson gets a single to end the over. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 3 II Score: 24/0 Mohit Sharma continues as Watson hits it straight down the ground for the first six of the match. Bowls the next one short and Watson pulls it for a single. Rahane tries to force this one on the off side but ends up hitting it back to the bowler. This is a slower ball and Rahane waits for it and pulls it for another couple of runs. Rahane tries to drive this one but the ball takes the inside edge and goes towards fine leg, batsmen take a single. Gets a thick edge on this one and the ball flies to third man for a four. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 2 II Score: 10/0 Jason Holder to bowl the second over. Watson gets a single off the first ball. Another single to Rahane off the next ball. Watson plays this one to mid wicket for another single. Rahane defends the next one back to the bowler. Rahane gets two runs to fine leg. Rajasthan batsmen not taking any undue risks at the moment. ==================================================================================== RR Over: 1 II Score: 5/0 Mohit Sharma has the new ball and Shane Watson is on strike. Partnering him is Ajinkya Rahane. And just a gentle flick from the Australian and a misfield in the circle by Bravo allows Rajasthan to open their account with a boundary. Off the fifth delivery, Watto takes a single guiding it past slip region to third man. Five runs from the over. ==================================================================================== TOSS: Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat first. On a high after back-to-back triumphs, two-time champions Chennai Super Kings would look to maintain their winning streak when they take on Rajasthan Royals in Match 30 of IPL 2013 today. The home team has clicked collectively in its wins with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a crucial cog in its scheme of things. Another all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and new recruits Chris Morris and Mohit Sharma have also done their bit to bolster the team but batting would be a concern for them given the struggle they endured while chasing a small total against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday. It was Jadeja`s blitzkrieg which powered the visitors to a four-wicket win after they found themselves in a tight corner when they were reduced to 89 for six in the 17th over. READ THE FULL PREVIEW HERE» Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Subaramaniam Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Srikkanth Anirudha, Baba Aparajith, Akila Dananjaya, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Jason Holder, Imtiaz Ahmed, Shadab Jakati, R Karthikeyan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ben Laughlin, Ronit More, Dirk Nannes, Ankit Rajpoot, Wriddhiman Saha and Vijay Shankar. Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, S Sreesanth, Shaun Tait, Siddharth Trivedi, Shane Watson, Dishant Yagnik, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Kevon Cooper, Fidel Edwards, James Faulkner, Shreevats Goswami, Samuel Badree, Harmeet Singh, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Vikramjeet Malik, Kumar Boresa, Ashok Menaria, Kusal Perera, Sachin Baby, Sanju Samson, Owais Shah, Rahul Shukla, Amit Singh, Pravin Tambe.